You Might Like It (Quadruple Lanturne)

by Gem   Dec 19, 2006


.....................You.....................
...................Always..................
.................Try to be.................
.............Like somebody.............
.....................Else.....................

..................You're....................
..................Never....................
...............Happy with................
...........Yourself and your..........
....................Life......................

....................So......................
.................How are.................
.............We supposed..............
..........To know the real............
...................You.....................

....................Be......................
................Yourself..................
............You might like..............
.............It. You never..............
..................Know....................

*Gem* ©

Lanturne - A Lanturne is a Japenese style that consists of a five-lined verse shaped like a Japanese lantern (hence the name) with a syllabic pattern of 1, 2, 3, 4, 1. You can have one or mulitple lanturnes to create a longer poem.

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  • 17 years ago

    by sarah

    I really liked this poem, it made me smile. Keep it up! ;)

  • I havent seen anything in this style before it was an interesting way of writing such a true message :)
    loved it
    court xx

  • 17 years ago

    by Marcus

    My very talented Kitten =)
    I love you
    Marcus

  • 17 years ago

    by Midnight Sun

    You know whenever I read a lanturne they only ever do one stanza but I was very impressed with the multiple lines. Great job! :)
    ~Midnight Sun

  • 17 years ago

    by Bryan

    Congrats on winning the contest, this is a very good lanturne, 5/5!!!